<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken a swing at several Liberal candidates running for the Liberal Party in the upcoming federal election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While on the campaign trail in Western Australia today, Albanese was asked about the party's candidate for Bennelong Scott Yung, who </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-election-2025-scott-yung-bennelong-easter-eggs-lane-cove-public-school/76643c38-c244-4033-9140-c4e37757d16b" rel="" target="_blank" title="handed out Easter eggs to children outside of a Sydney primary school"><span>handed out Easter eggs to children outside of a Sydney primary school</span></a><span> alongside Liberal campaign workers on Wednesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The NSW Department of Education said the principal had officially raised concerns with Liberal Party headquarters.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/interest-rate-forecast-rba-chief-says-bank-will-be-patient-in-face-of-economic-volatility/f4bd7bcd-a1aa-49ce-80e9-f0c9377b5b39" rel="" target="" title="RBA chief cautions patience in face of Trump tariff 'economic volatility'"><strong><span>RBA chief cautions patience in face of Trump tariff 'economic volatility'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Who doesn't know that you can't hand sweets to children who are not yours outside of school?" Albanese said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Who doesn't know that, does anyone here not know that that's not what you do?</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"And no wonder the principal at that school in Lane Cove put in a complaint to the Liberal Party.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/prime-minister-anthony-albanese-takes-aim-at-coalitions-choice-of-candidates/e76256e9-0df4-451a-879f-12a77cf6e457" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He didn't rock up there by himself, that was a campaign event."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Liberal Party has been contacted by 9news.com.au for comment about the visit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/biological-parents-of-baby-born-to-wrong-couple-in-ivf-bungle-have-no-legal-right-to-child/d30e3d6c-9855-4230-8b5d-9c1bdfc78a35"><strong><span>Biological parents of baby born to wrong couple in IVF bungle have no legal right to child</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At the press conference, Albanese also spoke about Labor candidates in the state and compared them with their opponents.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You compare it with the other mob," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They've got a candidate for the Senate here, who's connected up with illuminati rubbish.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There's a bloke who blames feminists for US election results."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>LNP candidate Jeremy Neal, who is running in the marginal Queensland seat of Leichhardt, apologised this week after a series of resurfaced social media posts, including some of which blamed feminists for Donald Trump's 2020 US presidential election loss.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What is he saying? Women shouldn't vote?" Albanese said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I mean, these people have selected shockers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They had to get rid of their candidate in Whitlam because he came out with all sorts of theories about women not being allowed to be in combat forces."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Liberal Party dumped its candidate for Whitlam Ben Britton after it was revealed he had said before pre-selection that women soldiers shouldn't be in combat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Later in the day in Western Australia, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was asked if he would use his authority as Liberal leader to drive through reform of the Liberal Party irrespective of the federal election result and whether poor candidate selection would cost him his shot at the Lodge.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"When you look at the candidates we've chosen here in WA, look at behind me, look at in Victoria, there are many seats at play in Victoria, in NSW, here in WA, I think we've selected some fantastic candidates," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was joined at the press conference by xxx</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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